Reading and Writing reading 3 Lisa goes out 1 Read the article and tick (V) A, B, or C. everynight B to quiet places C with her friends Looking for love Looking for Love is an agency that finds partners for single people of any age. Read about Lisa 4 Lisa doesn't like A politics C Italian food B love stories My name's Lisa. I'm 25 years old and I'm from Manchester. I'm single and I'm looking for love. 5 Lisa does exercise A every weekend I'm a journalist on a local newspaper, which means | write stories about local issues and sometimes interview politicians. I like my job, but I'd like to work on a national newspaper one day. That's because | want to have the opportunity to work abroad. B more than once a week 6 Lisa doesn't often have A vegetables B red meat 7 Lisa prefers men. C rarely tea I have a small group of friends who I've known for years. I even went to school with some of them! I'm not really extrovert but I do like going out and having fun. We usually go out to parties, nightclubs, and restaurants. I also like cooking and I make great pasta! My ideal night in is a good meal, a glass of wine, and a DVD. I like thrillers much more than I like romantic comedies! A good looking hard-working C funny 5 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Example: Looking for Love is an organization for young I'm not very sporty, but I like to keep fit. I stopped smoking last year and now i go running twice a week and I sometimes go to the gym at weekends. I eat lots of fruit and vegetables and I try not to have red meat or too much coffee. At work, I drink water or tea people. E 1 Lisa doesn't want to change her job. 2 She goes out with some of her school friends, 3 She thinks she is extrovert. I prefer men who are interested in serious issues because I like talking about politics and what's happening in the world. However, I also like men with a good sense of humour. These characteristics are more important to me than physical appearance. Please contact Looking for Love if you think you're the kind of person I'm looking for! 4 She enjoys watching films. 5 5 She plays a lot of team sports. 6 She sometimes smokes. 7 She drinks a lot of coffee. 8 She likes talking about serious things. Reading total Example: Lisa is A married B divorced C single WRITING I In her job, Lisa has to A travel to other countries B write about politics C interview politicians abroad 2 2 Lisa met all her friends A B at work C a long time ago Write an article for the Looking for Love website. Write about: your personal details your job/studies your interests Reading and Writing total
Britain which is formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is located on the British Isles Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres. The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans: the Arctic and the Atlantic. The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque. The capital of the UK is London. The official language is English. The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'. Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy. Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons. But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session. The three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party. The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff. The chief river is the Thames River Britain's major industries include iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.
1) to have a frog in one's throat - охрипнуть, говорить с трудом 2) snake in the grass - змея подколодная (скрытая опасность; скрытый враг) 3) to see snakes - напиться до чёртиков 4) to sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear - делить шкуру неубитого медведя; 5) every dog has his day - "будет и на нашей улице праздник" (у каждого есть шансы на успех) 6) dog-and-pony show - цирк, показуха; 7) dog's breakfast - беспорядок 8) that cat won't jump - «номер не пройдёт» 9) to twist the lion's tail - раздражать Великобританию, наносить ей оскорбления 10) owl car - ночной трамвай, ночное такси 11) to raise / wake snakes - поднять скандал, затеять ссору 12) to see the elephant, to get a look at the elephant - увидеть свет 13) not to give a monkey's - совершенно не интересоваться чем-либо 14)A pretty kettle of fish! - запутанное положение; неприятное положение 15) neither man nor mouse — ни одна живая душа to speak like a mouse in a cheese – тише мыши
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